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By Alan RuschEllsworth County I-RWILSON — At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, approval was given to a motion to remove the breed-specific verbiage dealing with pit bull/pit bull mix breeds from Ordinance 782 and make a new ordinance that pertains to vicious dogs only.

CLAFLIN — School has been in session a few weeks now and what that looks like to some is different while to others it’s the same. With the closure of Wilson Jr./Sr. High School, the 73 students who attended found new schools.

The need for more coroners in Ellsworth County was a main topic of discussion at Monday’s county commission meeting.EMS Director Nathan Florian said there are several deputy coroners — Dr. Jerzy Slomoka, Dr. Ronald Whitmer and Dr. Easton Casey. Shawn McGowan serves as a special deputy coroner.

Owners of two local insurance agencies — Rick and Roxi Connally of the Connally Agency and Kelvi Place of Place Insurance — have recently joined forces at the Connally Agency office at 105 W. N. Main St. in downtown Ellsworth to offer area residents a unique opportunity in the insurance industry.

During the morning of Sept. 5, divers recovered the body of Andrew M. Jauch, 52, Colorado, at Wilson Lake.According to the Russell County Sheriff Fred J. Whitman, through investigation it was learned that the boat Jauch was riding in had broken down and that he had jumped into the water to cool off.

WILSON — Yet another new face is now on the Wilson City Council.At the Sept. 5 council meeting, Jessica Loveland was approved by the council after being appointed by Mayor Dan Taylor.

The Ellsworth Kanopolis Geneseo USD 327 Board of Education approved a $14.6 million budget for the 2023-24 school year.The district approved a mill levy rate of 51.251, which is less than 1 mill increase from the 2022-23 budget.

CLAFLIN — The USD 112 Board of Education approved the 2023-24 budget during a hearing held prior to the regular meeting on Monday evening.“After redoing the budget, we reduced it 2.167 mills,” Interim Superintendent Bill Lowry said. “So, I’m recommending we do not exceed revenue neutral.

The citizens of Ellsworth may soon have an answer to a question posed at the Aug. 28 Ellsworth City Council meeting by Don Panzer, former city council member and member of the Krizek Park advisory board.

KANOPOLIS — Family, friends and former pastors braved the heat at St. Ignatius Loyola’s Annual Fiesta Saturday.“Favorite moments include Fr. Basil Torrez coming to lunch,” said fiesta organizer Tomasa Cisneros.Fr.